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Far Away Like A Radio

Colin James
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
  (ex.  = )
G ---3--- Or G7 ---3--- C ---5--- Or Cmaj7 ---3---
---3--- ---3--- ---5--- ---5---
---4--- ---4--- ---5--- ---4---
---5--- ---3--- ---5--- ---5---
---5--- ---5--- ---3--- ---3---
---3--- ---3--- ---x--- <-Muted-> ---x---
D ---7--- Or Dmaj7 ---5---
---7--- ---7---
---7--- ---6---
---7--- ---7---
---5--- ---5---
---x--- <-Muted-> ---x---
All  broke down, comin' in low
Far  away like a radio
 Red lights flash
 Static and snow
Far  away like a radio
 I  was riding shotgun with the driver
 The love is in the rounders
Come  along with me to LA
 Me and my bride on a Greyhound back
 She took a piece  out of me that I'll  never get back
All  broke down, comin' in low, comin' in low
Far  away like a radio
 Red lights flash
 Static and snow
Far  away like a radio
Ghosts  in a shot glass, and lonely all around
Can't  help but catch a buzz when you come into this  town
 Darkness in a box man, you better send a scout
 There's a door  to keep you in, but none  to let you out
All  broke down, comin' in low, comin' in low
Far  away like a radio
 Red lights flash
 Static and snow
Far  away like a radio
Head  on my shoulder, mouth just catchin' flies
A  stranger out of stories has just talked himself  dry
 Half of him will make it to LA by tomorrow
 The rest  of him will have to make it, beg, steal or borrow
One  end of town laughin' at the other
They  got ragin' home wreckers makin' welfare  mothers
 Street hosed down when the dawn breaks low
 Shinin' like  a mirror so the shadows won't show
All  broke down, comin' in low, comin' in low
Far  away like a radio
 Red lights flash
 Static and snow
Far  away like a radio
All  the happy endings
That  I've heard about,
Stories  left unwritten,
 We'll have to figure it  out
 Improvise with G minor/Bb Major pentatonic AND/OR D minor/F major pentatonic)
--------------------------------3--6--8-----|
--------------------------3--6--------------|
--------------------3--5--------------------| <-G minor/Bb Major Pentatonic,
--------------3--5--------------------------| D minor/F Major is the same
--------3--5--------------------------------| pattern but starts on the
--3--6--------------------------------------| 10th fret.
 Chord Progression 12 bar blues in G
All  broke down, comin' in low, comin' in low
Far  away like a radio
 Red lights flash
 Static and snow
Far  away like a radio
All  broke down, comin' in low, comin' in low
Far  away like a radio
 Red lights flash
 Static and snow
Far  away like a radio
All  broke down, comin' in low, comin' in low
Far  away like a radio
 Red lights flash
 Static and snow
Far  away like a radio

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Readable chord sheet for Far Away Like A Radio by Colin James

(ex. [G] = [G7])

G    ---3---     Or   G7   ---3---      C   ---5---      Or   Cmaj7 ---3---
     ---3---               ---3---          ---5---                 ---5---
     ---4---               ---4---          ---5---                 ---4---
     ---5---               ---3---          ---5---                 ---5---
     ---5---               ---5---          ---3---                 ---3---
     ---3---               ---3---          ---x---    <-Muted->    ---x---

D    ---7---     Or  Dmaj7 ---5---
     ---7---               ---7---
     ---7---               ---6---
     ---7---               ---7---
     ---5---               ---5---
     ---x---   <-Muted->   ---x---

[G]

[G]All broke down, comin' in low
[C]Far away like a radi[G]o

Red lights flash

Static and snow
[D]Far away like a radi[G]o

I[G] was riding shotgun with the driver

The love is in the rounders
[C]Come along with me to LA

Me and my bride on a Greyhound back
She took a pi[D]ece out of me that I'll[G] never get back

[G]All broke down, comin' in low, comin' in low
[C]Far away like a radi[G]o

Red lights flash

Static and snow
[D]Far away like a radi[G]o

[G]Ghosts in a shot glass, and lonely all around
[C]Can't help but catch a buzz when you come into thi[G]s town

Darkness in a box man, you better send a scout
There's a [D]door to keep you in, but n[G]one to let you out

[G]All broke down, comin' in low, comin' in low
[C]Far away like a radi[G]o

Red lights flash

Static and snow
[D]Far away like a radi[G]o

[G]Head on my shoulder, mouth just catchin' flies
[C]A stranger out of stories has just talked himself[G] dry

Half of him will make it to LA by tomorrow
The rest[D] of him will have to make it, beg, steal or [G]borrow

[G]One end of town laughin' at the other
[C]They got ragin' home wreckers makin' we[G]lfare mothers

Street hosed down when the dawn breaks low
Shinin' [D]like a mirror so the shadows won't [G]show

[G]All broke down, comin' in low, comin' in low
[C]Far away like a radi[G]o

Red lights flash

Static and snow
[D]Far away like a radi[G]o

[C]All the happy endings  [G]
[D]That I've heard about, [G]
[C]Stories left unwritten,[G]
[D] We'll have to figure it[G] out

Improvise with G minor/Bb Major pentatonic AND/OR D minor/F major pentatonic)

--------------------------------3--6--8-----|
--------------------------3--6--------------|
--------------------3--5--------------------|  <-G minor/Bb Major Pentatonic,
--------------3--5--------------------------|    D minor/F Major is the same
--------3--5--------------------------------|    pattern but starts on the
--3--6--------------------------------------|    10th fret.

Chord Progression 12 bar blues in G
[G]         [G]       [G]       [G]

[C]         [C]       [G]       [G]

[D]         [D]       [G]       [G]

[G]All broke down, comin' in low, comin' in low
[C]Far away like a radi[G]o

Red lights flash

Static and snow
[D]Far away like a radi[G]o

[G]All broke down, comin' in low, comin' in low
[C]Far away like a radi[G]o

Red lights flash

Static and snow
[D]Far away like a radi[G]o

[G]All broke down, comin' in low, comin' in low
[C]Far away like a radi[G]o

Red lights flash

Static and snow
[D]Far away like a radi[G]o

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